Delicata Squash and Kale Crostini is What You Wanna Eat Now

This balsamic delicata squash and kale mixture is what to eat now. Are you ready for kale? It's been a gorgeous long summer of tomatoes and cucumbers and peppers and whatever else, but now I feel it. The chill is in the air, the flannel shirts are out of their long sleep, it's time. It…

October 9, 20170Comments

Book Reviews

October Kindle Book Deals

There are so many new releases set to break my bank account this month that I've held off on posting the October Kindle book deals. Some of these I own, some I one-clicked myself this month. Prices are current in the United States as of 10/7/17. Lisa Fain's latest book, Queso, just came out at the…

October 7, 20170Comments

Book Reviews

Excerpt: Read the First Chapter of Helena Hunting’s Hooking Up!

Helena Hunting's next sexy romantic comedy, Hooking Up, is due out November 7. The standalone from the New York Times bestselling author of the Pucked series, follows Amalie Whitfield on what should be one of the best days of her life, her wedding day. Her new husband it seems, is a little less than committed. Get…

October 4, 20170Comments

Book Reviews

The Ghostwriter by Alessandra Torre | Review

**ARC provided via NetGalley** Alessandra Torre has a winner with the Ghostwriter. The plot feels fresh, the writing is evocative and the characters, especially Helena Ross, quickly come into sharp focus. 4 stars. The Ghostwriter occupies a sweet spot between women’s fiction and suspense. On the one hand, you’re trying to unravel the mystery. On the other, it’s…

October 2, 20170Comments

Book Reviews

My Rice Bowl by Rachel Yang and Jess Thomson

Grilled Chinese Broccoli with Walnut Pesto and Garlic Confit from My Rice Bowl by Rachel Yang and Jess Thomson. I have been having the best time cooking from My Rice Bowl by Rachel Yang and Jess Thomson. It might surprise you to hear that this isn't strictly a Korean cookbook. A rice bowl, that's bibimbap, right?…

October 2, 20170Comments

Events Recipes

Feast Portland’s Brunch Village Delivers the Sweet, the Savory, and the Beer?

Feast Portland's Brunch Village is always an intriguing mix of flavors. You can rely on some Portland favorites showing up, some out-of-towners, and there's free flowing champagne and a Bloody Mary bar. This year's event featured bites from some hometown favorites including Mae, Little T Baker, and Tusk, as well as Austin's Launderette and NYC's…

October 1, 20170Comments

Restaurants

The Lakehouse in Bellevue Adds Weekend Brunch

The Lakehouse's new brunch menu offers a range of sweet and savory dishes, including a Cocoa Coffee Flour Shortstack with Blueberries, Walnuts and Sticky Toffee. (Photo Credit: The Lakehouse). The Lakehouse, Chef Jason Wilson's newest spot in Bellevue, adds brunch starting this Saturday, September 30. In line with the Lakehouse's farm-to-table approach, the brunch menu includes…

September 28, 20170Comments

Events

No FOMO! Here’s the Best of Feast Portland 2017

Feast Portland 2017 featured 134 chefs, 31 wineries, 15 breweries, 11 artisans, and 12 distilleries, that delivered the delicious to nearly 18,000 attendees. Over the course of 4 days, I caught up with old friends and ate my way through the amazing Bon Appetit Hot 10 dinner, the Grand Tastings, Smoked and Sunday's Brunch Village.…

September 25, 20170Comments

Book Reviews

Food Fiction: Mixing it Up by Tracie Banister | Review

**Book provided by the author for review** In Mixing it Up, Cecily Sinclair is living the dream — she’s a Cordon Bleu-trained chef with her own Cable TV cooking show, Serving Romance. After the network is acquired by another media conglomerate, Cecily keeps her job, but the show undergoes a major makeover as the network tries…

September 21, 20170Comments

Events

How to Get a Taste of Feast Portland, Even if You Can’t Go

A post shared by Feast Portland (@feastportland) on Sep 10, 2017 at 10:46am PDT Feast Portland is here! You have one last chance to take off work on Friday afternoon and get tickets for the Friday Grand Tasting. Can't do it? There IS still a way you can get a taste of Feast Portland. Back…

September 14, 20170Comments

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Delicata Squash and Kale Crostini is What You Wanna Eat Now

October Kindle Book Deals

Excerpt: Read the First Chapter of Helena Hunting’s Hooking Up!

The Ghostwriter by Alessandra Torre | Review

My Rice Bowl by Rachel Yang and Jess Thomson

Feast Portland’s Brunch Village Delivers the Sweet, the Savory, and the Beer?

The Lakehouse in Bellevue Adds Weekend Brunch

No FOMO! Here’s the Best of Feast Portland 2017

Food Fiction: Mixing it Up by Tracie Banister | Review

How to Get a Taste of Feast Portland, Even if You Can’t Go

Review: The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren

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